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The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office brought charges against a Vallejo man for alleged involvement in a August 2018 drive-by shooting at a popular Berkeley park, as first reported by Berkeleyside.Read More…

Whittier Buck Buchanan, charged with kidnapping and assault with intent to commit a sex crime, cross-examined the woman he allegedly abducted in Berkeley in May on Wednesday at the René C. Davidson Courthouse.Read More…

Ismael Chamu and Peter Estrada, two UC Berkeley students arrested last week on charges of vandalism, were arraigned at the Wiley M. Manuel Courthouse Monday afternoon on charges of alleged felony vandalism more than $400 and misdemeanor possession of tools to commit vandalism.Read More…

Four lawsuits against the Regents of the University of California, including two petitions related to university sexual misconduct investigations, a complaint alleging employment discrimination and a breach of contract claim, were filed Tuesday in Alameda County Superior Court.Read More…

When I started working at The Daily Californian, I was sure that I wanted to be a journalist. I applied to the news department as my second choice, if only because I was afraid I wouldn’t get hired. As a copy editor my first two semesters, I looked longingly atRead More…